UNSC Fleet Command
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UNSC Fleet Command, or as it is more colloquially known, FLEETCOM, is the primary operations group of the UNSC Navy, responsible for ship deployments, mission structures, and space operations.[1] It is subordinate to the UNSC Naval Command. All naval vessels report through FLEETCOM, and the commanding Admirals of the UNSC.
Special Operations Command
Fleet Command's Special Operations Command (SPEC-OPCOM) is the parent branch of Naval Special Warfare (NAVSPECWAR), the Spartans service branch. [2]
FLEETCOM Admirals
Known Admirals of the UNSC Navy are: [3]
- Roland Freemont
- Ysionris Jeromi
- Carl "Buster" Patterson
- Michael Stanforth
- Preston Cole
- Konrad Volkov
- Margaret O. Parangosky
- Harold Stanforth
- Dale Kilkin
Headquarters
FLEETCOM has two known headquarters, one on the planet Reach at an undisclosed location, but most likely nearby Menachite Mountain and ONI's CASTLE Base. The second known headquarters is in Sydney, Australia, on the planet Earth.
Campaigns
FLEETCOM has participated in nearly every UNSC space battle to date in some way--either minor or major, this chapter of the United Nations Space Command was an essential part of the UNSC forces in the Human-Covenant War. FLEETCOM designates and commands orders to the UNSC Fleets during interstellar warfare operations.
Some examples of the interstellar space battles that FLEETCOM was responsible for:
In 2517, FLEETCOM HQ on Reach ordered Jacob Keyes to pilot the Han for Dr. Catherine Halsey for her secret project in examining her future Spartan-II's.[4]
During the Battle of Reach, FLEETCOM HQ designated and commanded Naval vessels and the fearsome orbital MAC cannon stations when the Covenant armada invaded the colony--however the colony still fell and the planet was glassed, with FLEETCOM HQ being one of the first headquarters to fall.
FLEETCOM Sectors
A sector is a region of space as identified by the United Nations Space Command. Sectors usually contain several star systems, some of which are UNSC colony worlds. Other sectors contain no planets at all. [5]
The UNSC Navy designates sectors as "FLEETCOM Sector (number)" to denote the division of command the sector's inhabitants fall under. Other sectors are simply designated "Sector (letter)-(three numbers)". [6]
There are two known UNSC FLEETCOM Sectors:
- Sector One - This sector of UNSC-controlled space includes the colonies and planets of the Epsilon Eridani, Tantalus, and Lambda Serpentis systems. Commanded by Admiral Roland Freemont in 2552 during the Battle of Reach--which all forces were ordered to defend Reach at all costs.[7]
- Sector Three - This sector of UNSC-controlled space includes the Sigma Octanus System. Commanded by Admiral Michael Stanforth in 2552, this sector was the site of the Battle of Sigma Octanus IV, one of the UNSC's few major victories against the Covenant. [8]
Fleet Ships
FLEETCOM controls a variety of different types of ships and vessels, each designed and utilized in battle-specific roles in interstellar warfare. Below is a comprehensive listing of some of the types of vessels that are incorporated in a standard UNSC Fleet:
- Frigates - Large amounts of these small ships that support larger ships and ferry equipment and soldiers are seen in a UNSC fleet.
- Destroyers - Large amounts of these fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers can be seen in a standard UNSC fleet.
- Carriers - A small amount of these massive ships that deploy fighter ships and groundside troops can be seen in a standard UNSC fleet.
- Cruisers - A handful of these gigantic, heavily-armed and armored capital warships that emphasize armor and weaponry over fighter/troop deployment can be seen in a standard UNSC fleet.
- Prowlers - It is standard in a UNSC fleet to have at least one Prowler-class starship to act as the fleet's eyes and ears, this ship is essential to FLEETCOM's role as the commanders of the fleet.
